Angola to host first competitive diamond bid sale

Anglo America's (NYSE:AAL) Kumba Iron Ore announced on Monday that it had fired almost 300 workers in South Africa for participating in an illegal strike and commandeering millions in company equipment.

South African police have arrested 72 miners from the Gold Field's (NYSE:GFI) KDC Kloof mine following violent clashes at a protest near Johannesburg.

The world's largest platinum producer has announced losses to revenue of $126 million as result of protracted labor disputes in South Africa.

Many children and teenagers skip school to work at the gold mines where they can earn $14 during a six-day week workweek.

The price of the nuclear fuel is down 10% in just the last three months.

Brazil's Vale (NYSE:VALE) announced it has started producing copper concentrate at its Lubambe mine in Zambia.

Striking gold miners have rejected the industry's latest wage offer, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday, confirming mining companies’ fears of labour unrest lasting longer than expected.

South Africa's Gold One followed Amplats example and fired Tuesday 1,435 of its 1,900 Ezulwini employees in South Africa, after a week-long illegal strike.

Africa-focused junior miner Firestone Diamonds reported that the quality and value of diamonds recovered at its ‎Liqhobong plant in Lesotho has improved since the company shut down the plant in July. ‎